Thursday, January 16, 2014

Milt Shook wrote a fantastic old school rant a couple of days ago about what the conservative movement has done to the country. The whole thing is a great read, but here's the money quote:

Republican rule has transformed this young, vibrant nation from a nation that once believed it could do anything, into a nation that believes it’s broke and can’t afford to do anything. Think about it; everything we discuss doing these days is through the frame of how much it costs and whether or not it will make money, which is not rational. While we are still the richest nation in the world, with Republicans in charge – especially the current crop – we won’t be for long.

For a political party that loves to talk about its confidence fairies, Republicans seem to underestimate the detrimental impact of that constant negative psychology on long-term economic growth. But then, it seems they don't really care so long as the top tenth of the one percent are still doing fine.